Quotes on Persistence

Don't let obstacles stand in your way; learn to view failures as an opportunity to find out what works and what doesn't work; develop the inner attitude of patience, persistence, and perseverance; and, defeat your own procrastination through action not dreaming. Catherine Pulsifer

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. Dale Carnegie

Persistence prevails when all else fails. Saying on my desk

Success takes time, persistence, determination, and most importantly, believing in yourself! Your own mental attitude will determine your future. Catherine Pulsfier

When life knocks you down you have two choices- stay down or get up. Tom Krause

The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come. James Whitcomb Riley

There is no failure except in no longer trying. Elbert Hubbard

Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence. William Arthur Ward from The Road To Success

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle

The heights by great men reached and kept
Were not attained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

To make a long story short, I did persevere; persistence paid off with a good dose of patience realizing that a new beginning doesn't emerge to success overnight. Byron Pulsifer from The Greeting Card That Woke Me Up

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up? Marian Wright Edelman

Ask yourself if you have been defeated by your own lack of persistence without realizing it. Step back and take a hard look at how persistent you have really been. Catherine Pulsifer, from Persistence not Failure

Money grows on the tree of persistence. Japanese Proverb

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. Napoleon Hill

Your goals can become your reality. It may take some changes, and it will take some work, but if you stick with them, taking action, if you are persistent, you can achieve them. Catherine Pulsifer

Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before. Herodotus

Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence. They're willing to spend more time accomplishing a task and to perservere in the face of many difficult odds. There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it. Dr. Joyce Brothers

Success equals time, persistence, determination, and having confidence in yourself. Catherine Pulsifer